Gary Lewis Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Please explain how my front axle reserve capacity is greater than my total reserve capacity. Only after you explain mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Please explain how my front axle reserve capacity is greater than my total reserve capacity. Only after you explain mine: That appears to be an 8-lug specific issue...?? I just went and looked back at my previous Bullnose certification labels, and the 1994 F150 currently in my garage, and a bunch of others I had on file, and the total number was always MUCH higher than the front capacity number...but they're ALL half tons, from 1980-1994. Interesting. Technically, the total number should always be higher than the front by itself...so why your 8-lug trucks are not labelled as such...who knows. Maybe they're typos. Be curious to see a certification label from a Chassis Cab truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Please explain how my front axle reserve capacity is greater than my total reserve capacity. Only after you explain mine: That appears to be an 8-lug specific issue...?? I just went and looked back at my previous Bullnose certification labels, and the 1994 F150 currently in my garage, and a bunch of others I had on file, and the total number was always MUCH higher than the front capacity number...but they're ALL half tons, from 1980-1994. Interesting. Technically, the total number should always be higher than the front by itself...so why your 8-lug trucks are not labelled as such...who knows. Maybe they're typos. Be curious to see a certification label from a Chassis Cab truck. Tried to add these in my previous post but Nabble clearly does not like decimals in picture names lol. My bad. Try this again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Please explain how my front axle reserve capacity is greater than my total reserve capacity. Only after you explain mine: That appears to be an 8-lug specific issue...?? I just went and looked back at my previous Bullnose certification labels, and the 1994 F150 currently in my garage, and a bunch of others I had on file, and the total number was always MUCH higher than the front capacity number...but they're ALL half tons, from 1980-1994. Interesting. Technically, the total number should always be higher than the front by itself...so why your 8-lug trucks are not labelled as such...who knows. Maybe they're typos. Be curious to see a certification label from a Chassis Cab truck. Interesting. You are right in that the total number should always be greater than the front axle number. Otherwise the rear axle number would have to be a negative number, meaning it is already overloaded when it comes from the factory. For example, Big Blue's front has a reserve of 403 lbs and the total truck has a reserve of 157 lbs. So that seems to say that the rear axle has a reserve of -246 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Interesting. You are right in that the total number should always be greater than the front axle number. Otherwise the rear axle number would have to be a negative number, meaning it is already overloaded when it comes from the factory. For example, Big Blue's front has a reserve of 403 lbs and the total truck has a reserve of 157 lbs. So that seems to say that the rear axle has a reserve of -246 lbs. I think we each need to look into helium in the bed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I think we each need to look into helium in the bed.... Why not hydrogen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Why not hydrogen? Sure, why not?!? "Oh, the humanity!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 "Oh, the humanity!" Yep, perfect quote. But hasn't Toyota been working on a hydrogen-burning vehicle? Surely that would fix our reserve problem. Just fill the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 "Oh, the humanity!" Yep, perfect quote. But hasn't Toyota been working on a hydrogen-burning vehicle? Surely that would fix our reserve problem. Just fill the bed. If you consider a PEM fuel cell "burning" then the Mirai has been out a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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